# 7digital

8 Hacker News commenters recommended 7digital and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Music download store selling DRM-free FLAC and 320kbps tracks, useful for finding bands missing from Bandcamp. Caveat: its catalog is smaller than iTunes.

## Why people recommend it

- DRM-free FLAC and 320kbps downloads (2 comments): "7digital is another good source, although more expensive than Apple. They offer FLAC and 320kbps." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47382109)) "Qobuz and 7digital in particular offer drm-free flac downloads" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46344470))
- Finds bands missing from Bandcamp (2 comments): "I've had pretty good luck finding bands on 7Digital when they don't have a Bandcamp." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47674180)) "7Digital usually has stuff that won't be on Bandcamp" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49519919))

## What people warn about

- Smaller catalog than iTunes (2 comments): "has a lot of songs available in MP3 format, but not as many as on iTunes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48748380)) "options running a much smaller catalog like 7digital" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47770775))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bandcamp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bandcamp.md): 132 recommend
- [iTunes Store](https://hackerapproved.com/p/itunes-store.md): 18 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://us.7digital.com/?utm_source=7digital.com)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "7digital", https://hackerapproved.com/p/7digital/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).